1. Jamaica references.
Bates, JAFL[1] 9 |
Creole Folk-lore from Jamaica; I. Proverbs; II. Nancy stories; by William C. Bates. JAFL 9:38-42; 121-126. 1896. |
Bell |
Obeah, by H. J. Bell. London 1889. |
Cundall FL[2] 15, 16 |
Folk-lore of the Negroes of Jamaica, by Frank Cundall. FL 15:87-94; 206-214; 450-456; 16:68-77. 1904, 1905. |
Jekyll |
Jamaica Song and Story, by Walter Jekyll, with an introduction by Alice Werner. Publications Folk-Lore Society 55, London, 1907. |
Lewis |
Journal of a West India Proprietor (1815-1817), by Matthew Gregory Lewis. London, 1834. |
Milne-Home |
Mama's Black Nurse Stories, by Mrs. M. P. Milne-Home. Edinburgh & London, 1890. |
Musgrave, FLR[3] 3 pt. 1 |
Ananci Stories, furnished by W. A. S. Musgrave. FLR 3, pt. 1; 53-54. London, 1880. |
Newell, JAFL 9 |
Abstracts from Milne-Home, by W. W. Newell. JAFL 9:126-128. 1896. |
Robinson, FL 4 |
Obeah Worship in East and West Indies: in Jamaica, by May Robinson. 207-213. 1893. |
Smith |
Anancy Stories, by Pamela Coleman Smith. New York, 1899. |
Smith, JAFL 9 |
Two Negro Stories from Jamaica, by Pamela Coleman Smith. 278. |
Trowbridge, JAFL 9 |
Negro Customs and Folk-stories of Jamaica, by Ada Wilson Trowbridge. 279-287. 1896. |
Udal, FL 26 |
Obeah in the West Indies, by J. S. Udal. 253-295. London, 1915. |
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Wake, FLJ 1 |
Ananci Stories (abstracts from Lewis), by C. Staniland Wake. FLJ 1: 280-292. London, 1883. |
Wona |
Selection of Ananci Stories, by Wona (Mrs. Charles Wilson). Kingston, 1899. |
2. General References.
Arcin |
La Guinée française, by André Arcin, Paris, 1907. |
Backus, JAFL 11 |
Animal Tales from North Carolina, by Emma M. Backus. JAFL 11:284-291, 1898, |
Backus, JAFL 12 |
Tales of the Rabbit from Georgia Negroes, by Emma M. Backus. JAFL 12:108-115. 1899. |
Backus, JAFL 13 |
Folk-tales from Georgia, by Emma M. Backus, JAFL 13:19-32. 1900. |
Backus, JAFL 25 |
Negro Tales from Georgia, collected by Mrs. Backus & Mrs. Leitner. 125-136. 1912. |
Barker |
West African Folk-tales, by W. H. Barker & Cecilia Sinclair. London, 1917. |
Basset, 1 |
Contes Populaires Berbères, by Réné Basset. Collection de Contes et de Chansons Populaires 12, Paris, 1887. |
Basset, 2 |
Nouveaux Contes Berbères, by Réné Basset. Collection de Contes et de Chansons Populaires 23, Paris, 1897. |
Bérenger-Féraud |
Contes Populaires de la Senegambia. by L. J. B. Bérenger-Féraud. Collection de Contes et de Chansons Populaires 9, Paris, 1885. |
Bleek |
Reynard the Fox in South Africa; or Hottentot Fables and Tales, by Wilhelm Heinrich Imanuel Bleek. London, 1864. |
Bleek, Bushman |
Specimens of Bushman Folk-lore, by W. H. I. Bleek, edited by Lucy C. Lloyd, with an introduction by George McCall Theal. London, 1911. |
Boas, JAFL 25 |
Notes on Mexican Folk-lore, by Franz Boas. JAFL 25:204-260. 1912. |
Boas and Simango, JAFL 35 |
Tales and Proverbs of the Vandau of Portuguese S. Africa. JAFL 35:151-204. |
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Bolte und Polívka |
Anmerkungen zu den Kinder-und Hausmärchen der Brüder Grimm. 3 vols. Leipzig, 1913-1918. |
Bundy, JAFL 32. |
Folk-tales from Liberia, by Richard C. Bundy. JAFL 32. 406-427. 1919. |
Callaway |
Nursery Tales, Traditions and History of the Zulus, by H. Callaway. London 1868. |
Chatelain |
Folk-tales of Angola, by Héli Chatelain. MAFLS[1] 1. 1894. |
Christensen |
Afro-American Folk-lore. Told around cabin fires of the Sea Islands of South Carolina, by A. M. H. Christensen. Boston, 1892. |
Cleare, JAFL 30 |
Four Folk-tales from Fortune Islands, Bahamas, by W. T. Cleare. JAFL 30:228--229. 1917. |
Cronise and Ward |
Cunnie Rabbit, Mr. Spider and the other Beef. West African Folk-tales, by Florence M. Cronise and Henry W. Ward. London & New York, 1903. |
Dayrell |
Folk-stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa, by Elphinstone Dayrell, with an introduction by Andrew Lang. London, 1910. |
Dähnhardt |
Natursagen, by Oskar Dähnhardt, Leipzig, 1907-1912. |
Dennett |
Notes on the Folk-lore of the Fjort (French Congo), by R. E. Dennett. Publications Folk Lore Society 41, London, 1897. |
Edwards |
Bahama Songs and Stories, by Charles L. Edwards. MAFLS 3, 1895. |
Ellis, Tshi |
The Tshi-speaking Peoples of the Gold Coast of West Africa, by Alfred Burdon Ellis. London, 1887. |
Ellis, Ewe |
The Ewe-speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa. London, 1890. |
Ellis, Yoruba |
The Yoruba-speaking Peoples of the Slave Coast of West Africa. London, 1894. |
Elmslie FL 3 |
Folk-lore Tales of Central Africa (Nyassaland), by D. Elmslie. FL 3:92-110. 1892. |
Ernst, VBGAEU 20 |
Tio Tigre and Tio Conejo (Venezuela), by A. Ernst. Verh. Berlin Ges. Anthrop., Ethn. u. Urgesch. 20:274-278. |
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Espinosa, JAFL 24, 27 |
New-Mexican Spanish Folk-lore, by Aurelio M. Espinosa. JAFL 24:397-444; 27:119-147. 1911, 1914. |
Espinosa, JAFL 27 |
Comparative Notes on Spanish Folk-tales, JAFL 27:211-231, 1914. |
Espinosa, JAFL 27 |
Folk-tales of the Tepecanos, collected by J. Alden Mason, edited by Aurelio M. Espinosa. JAFL 27: 148-210. 1914. |
Espinosa, JAFL 28 |
Folk-tales from Oaxaca, collected by Paul Radin, edited by Aurelio Espinosa. JAFL 28:390-408. 1915. |
Ferrand |
Contes Populaires Malgaches, by Gabriel Ferrand. Collection de Contes et de Chansons Populaires 19, Paris, 1893. |
Fortier |
Louisiana Folk-tales in the French Dialect and English Translation, by Alcée Fortier. MAFLS 2, 1895. |
Frobenius |
Volksmärchen der Kabylen, by Leo Frobenius, Jena, 1921. |
Frazer, FLJ 7 |
A South African Red Riding-Hood, by J. S. Frazer. FLJ 7:167-168. |
Harris, Friends |
Uncle Remus and His Friends. Boston & New York, 1892. |
Harris, Nights |
Nights with Uncle Remus. Boston & New York, 1911. |
Harris, Uncle Remus |
Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, by Joel Chandler Harris. New York & London, 1919. |
Hartt |
Amazonian Tortoise Myths, by Charles F. Hartt. Rio de Janeiro, 1875. |
Hollis, Masai |
The Masai, Their Language and Folk-lore, by A. C. Hollis. Oxford, 1905. |
Hollis, Nandi |
The Nandi, Their Language and Folk-lore. Oxford, 1909. |
Jacottet |
Treasury of Basuto Lore, by E. Jacottet. Part 1. Folk-tales of the Basuto, South Africa & London, 1908. |
Johnston, JAFL 9 |
Two Negro Tales (Louisiana), by Mrs. William Preston Johnston. JAFL 9:194-198. 1896. |
Jones |
Negro Myths from the Georgia Coast, by C. C. Jones, Boston & New York, 1888. |
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Junod |
Les Chants et I-es Contes des Ba-Ronga de la Baie de Delagoa, by Henri A. Junod. Lausanne, 1897. |
Klunziger |
Upper Egypt, by Karl B. Klunziger. New York, 1878. |
Koch-Grünberg |
Vom Roroim zum Orinoco, by Theodor Koch-Grünberg, Berlin, 1916. |
Koelle |
African Native Literature, or Proverbs, Fables and Historical Fragments in the Kanuri or Bornu Language (and translation) by S. W. Koelle. London, 1854. |
Krug, JAFL 25, 32 |
Bulu Tales from Kamerun, West Africa, by Adolph N. Krug. JAFL 25:106-124, 1912. |
Kunst, JAFL 28 |
Some Animal Fables of the Chuh Indians (Guatemala), by J. Kunst. JAFL 28:353. 1915. |
Lee, JAFL 5 |
Some Negro Lore from Baltimore, by Collins Lee. JAFL 5:110-112. 1892. |
Lenz |
Araukanische Märchen und Erzählungen, by Dr. Rudolf Lenz. Valparaiso, 1896. |
Lenz, Estudios |
Estudios Araucanos, by Dr. Rudolph Lenz. Anales de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile 1895-97. |
MacDonald |
Africana, by Duff MacDonald. London, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, 1882. |
Mason, JAFL 27 |
Folk-tales of the Tepecanos, by J. Alden Mason, edited by A. M. Espinosa, JAFL 27:148-210. 1914. |
Mechling, JAFL 25 |
Stories from Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, by W. H. Mechling. JAFL 25:199-203. 1912. |
Mechling JAFL 29 |
Stories and Songs from the Southern Atlantic Coastal Region of Mexico, by W. H. Mechling. JAFL 29:547-558. 1916. |
Nassau |
Where Animals Talk. West African Folk-lore Tales, by Robert H. Nassau. Boston, 1912. |
Nassau, JAFL 28 |
Batanga Tales. JAFL 28:24-51. 1915. (Text in JAFL 30:262-268.) |
Parsons, Andros Island |
Folk-tales of Andros Island, Bahamas, by Elsie Clews Parsons. MAFLS 13, 1918. |
Parsons, Sea Islands |
Folk-lore of the Sea Islands, South Carolina, by Elsie Clews Parsons. MAFLS 16, 1923. |
Parsons, JAFL 30 |
Tales from Guilford County, North Carolina, JAFL 30:168-200. 1917. |
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Parsons, JAFL 30 |
Tales from Maryland and Pennsylvania. JAFL 30:209-217. 1917. |
Parsons, JAFL 30. |
Ten Folk-tales from the Cape Verde Islands. JAFL 30:230-238. 1917. |
Parsons FL 28, 29, 30 |
The Provenience of Certain Negro Folk-tales FL 28:408-414; 29:206-218; 30:227-234. London, 1917, 1918, 1919. |
Parsons, JAFL 32 |
Folk-tales from Students in Tuskegee Institute, Alabama; Folk-tales from Students in the Georgia State College, (edited). JAFL 32: 397-405. 1919. |
Penard, JAFL 30 |
Surinam Folk-tales, by A. P. & T. E. Penard. JAFL 30:239-250. 1917. |
Radin, JAFL 28 |
Folk-tales from Oaxaca, collected by Paul Radin, edited by Espinosa JAFL 28:390-408. 1915. |
Rattray |
Hausa Folk-lore, customs, proverbs, collected and transliterated, by R. S. Rattray, with a preface by R. R. Marett. 2 Vol. Oxford, 1913. |
Rattray, Chinyanje |
Some Folk-lore Stories and Songs in Chinyanje, by R. S. Rattray, London, 1907. |
Recinos, JAFL 31 |
Cuentos Populares de Guatemala, by Adrian Recinos. JAFL 31:472-487. 1918. |
Renel |
Contes de Madagascar, by Charles Renel. Collection de Contes et de Chansons Populaires 37, 38, Paris, 1910. |
Rivière |
Contes Populaires de la Kabylie du Djvrdjvra, by J. Rivière. Collection de Contes et de Chansons Populaires 4, Paris, 1882. |
Saurière |
Cuentos populares araucanos y chilenos, S. de Saurière, Revista de Folklore Chileño, 7:1-282, Santiago de Chile, 1918. |
Schwab, JAFL 27, 32 |
Bulu Folk-tales, by George Schwab. JAFL 27:266-288; 32:428-437. 1914, 1919. |
Smiley, JAFL 32 |
Folk-lore from Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida, by Portia Smiley. JAFL 32:357-383. 1919. |
Smith |
Brazil, the Amazons and the Coast, by Herbert Smith. New York, 1879. |
Steere |
Swahili Tales as Told by Natives of Zanzibar, by Edward Steere. London, 1889. |
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Stewart, JAFL 32 |
Seven Folk-tales from the Sea-islands, South Carolina, by Sadie E. Stewart. JAFL 32:394-396. 1919. |
Theal |
Kaffir Folk-lore, by George McCall Theal. London, 1882. |
Torrend |
Specimens of Bantu Folk-lore from Northern Rhodesia, by J. Torrend. London & New York, 1921. |
Tremearne |
Hausa Superstitions and Customs, by A. J. N. Tremearne. London, 1913. |
Tremearne, Tailed Head-hunters |
Tailed Head-hunters of Nigeria, by A. J. N. Tremearne, London, 1912. |
Tremearne FL 21, 22 |
Fifty Hausa Folk-tales, by A. J. N. Tremearne. FL. 21:199-215; 351-365; 487-503. 22:60-73; 218-228; 341-348; 457-473. 1910 & 1911. |
Weeks, FL 12. |
Stories and other Notes from the Upper Congo, by John H. Weeks. FL 12:181-189. 1901. |
Weeks, FL 20 |
Leopard in the Maise-farm; a Lower Congo Folk-tale. FL 20:209-211. 1909. |
Zeltner |
Contes du Senegal et du Niger, by Fr. De Zeltner. Collection de Contes et de Chansons Populaires 40, Paris, 1913. |
3. Riddle References.
Andros Island [Parsons] |
Riddles from Andros Island (Bahamas), by Elsie Clews Parsons, JAFL 30: 275-277. 1917. |
Argyleshire [Maclagen] |
Games and Diversions of Argyleshire, by R, C. Maclagen. PFLS[1] 47: 179-184.1901. |
Canadian [Waugh and Wintemberg] |
Canadian Folk-lore from Ontario, by F. W. Waugh and W. J. and K. H, Wintemberg. JAFL 31:63--72; 123-124; 133. 1918. |
Catalan [Briz] |
Endevinallas Populares Catalanas, by F. P. Briz. Barcelona, 1882. |
Dorsetshire: Notes and Queries |
Dorsetshire Riddles. Notes and Queries, 3rd series 9:50. 1866. |
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Eastern Bantu [Seidel] |
Geschichten und Lieder der Afrikaner, by A. Seidel, 176-309. Berlin, 1899. |
England, Nursery Rhymes of [Halliwell] |
Nursery Rhymes of England, by J. O. Halliwell, Percy Society 4:91-97. London 1842. |
English: Booke of Merry Riddles [Halliwell] |
Booke of Merry Riddles, by J. 0. Halliwell 1629. Literature of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. London, 1851. |
English: Fashionable Puzzler |
Fashionable Puzzler or Book of Riddles, selected: with remarks on riddles by Mrs. Barbauld. New York, 1835. |
English: New Collection |
New Collection of Enigmas, Charades, Transpositions. London, 1791. |
English: Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales [Halliwell] |
Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales, by J. O. Halliwell. 1848. |
English: Puniana |
Puniana, edited by the Hon. Hugh Rowley. London, 1872. |
English: Puzzles Old and New |
Puzzles Old and New, by Professor Hoffman. London and New York, undated. |
English: Riddler (New Haven) |
The Riddler: Paradoxes and Puzzles (paper). New Haven, 1835. |
English: Riddler (Boston) |
The Riddler. No. 4 Cornhill, Boston (paper, undated). |
Guilford County [Parsons] |
Negro Riddles from Guilford County, North Carolina, by Elsie Clews Parsons. JAFL 30:201-207. 1917. |
Hausa [Tremearne] |
Hausa Superstitions and Customs, by A. J. N. Tremearne, 58-60. London, 1913. |
Holme Riddles [Tupper] |
Holme Riddles: 1640, by Frederick Tupper. Publications of the Modern Language Association, New Series 9: 211-272. 1903. |
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Irish [McCall] |
Folk-lore Riddles: Irish and Anglo-Irish, by P. J. McCall. Journal of the National Literature Society of Ireland 1 pt. 2. |
Lancashire, Notes and Queries |
Household Riddles, Notes and Queries, 3rd series, 9:86. |
Lincolnshire: Notes and Queries |
Lincolnshire Riddles. Notes and Queries, 3rd series 8:502-504. 1:865. |
Mexican [Boas] |
Notes on Mexican Folk-lore, by Franz Boas. JAFL 25:227-231. 1912. |
Mexican [Recinos] |
Riddles from Mexico, by A. Recinos. JAFL 31:537-549. 1918. |
Nandi [Hollis] |
The Nandi: their Language and Folk-lore, by A. C. Hollis, 133-151. Oxford, 1909. |
New Mexican Spanish [Espinosa] |
New Mexican Spanish Folk-lore: Riddles, by A. M. Espinosa. JAFL 28:319-352: 31:363-364. 1915, 1918. |
New Orleans (Perkins) |
Riddles from Negro School children in New-Orleans, La., by A. E. Perkins. JAFL 35: 105-115. |
Pennsylvania Dutch [Stoudt] |
Pennsylvania German Riddles and Nursery Rhymes, by Ino. Baer Stoudt, JAFL 19: 113-121. 1906. |
Porto Rican [Mason] |
Porto Rican Folk-lore: Riddles, by J. A. Mason. JAFL 29: 423-504. 1916. |
Scotland, Popular Rhymes of [Chambers] |
Popular Rhymes of Scotland, by Robert Chambers. London and Edinburgh, 1841. |
Suaheli [Velten] |
Hundert Suaheli-Rätsel, by C. Velten. Mitteilungen des Seminars fur Orientalische Sprachen zu Berlin: Afrikanische Studien 1-11. Berlin, 1904. |
Suahili [Steere] |
Swahili Tales as told by Natives of Zanzibar, by Edward Steere, 419-421. London, 1889. |
Welsh-Gypsy [Sampson] |
Fifty Welsh-Gypsy Folk-riddles, by John Sampson. Journal of the Gypsy-lore Society 5: 241. 1911. |
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West Highlands [Campbell] |
Popular Tales of the West Highlands, by J. F. Campbell, 2:406-423, London, 1890. |
Yorkshire: Notes and Queries |
Yorkshire Riddles, by Baring Gould. Notes and Queries, 3rd series 8: 325. 1865. |
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